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I just got a violation in the mail for not having a fence. I already have a damn fence and it was built 3 years ago to their specifications by the guy who built all of the damn fences in the neighborhood! So I guess it's just not fency enough for them. I have no intention of even acknowledging it in hopes that they come by one day to ask me about it.

Active911 is an app we use. It's pretty awesome! You can route your GPS in once click, see how many people are responding to that call, location of hydrants (it will also show in/out of service!), the time you went on/off of scene, and a good bit more.

The down side is that since it is linked directly to dispatch you can't just download it and be done. From my understanding it takes a lot to get it implemented into the department since it takes cooperation from a few different agencies. After that was done, we need special permission from our chief who has the access codes for our department and you have to have a department email address that links everything together.

This might not help you immediately, but it's the only app I've heard of that deals directly with dispatch.

They just changed how they page us in our department due to the same issues yours is having. They drop tones with a very brief description of what type of call it is and the location. After the station acknowledges the call and goes in route dispatch follows up with more info. I don't get a text until the station acknowledges the call. If nobody acknowledges, they drop the tones again after a couple of minutes with all of the info.

From my understanding is that you can get insurance without the endorsement and they give you something like a 2 week period to get the endorsement. Once you have insurance you need to get it inspected or the DMV will not allow it to be used for the road test (drive around the parking lot). If you just want to go ahead and move it today PM me and I'll give you a hand. I'm in BR and have a truck.

A year or two ago a guy was selling his bike that was running, clean title in had, and not damaged for something ridiculous like $200 (I think it was something like a mid 2000's Honda Shadow 750). Turns out he had been trying to sell it so he could move and on his last day in town he got tired of trying. He sold it while I stopped at the bank on my way to meet him :/ Keep an eye on craigslist and use search tempest. Another one will show up!

Julian Perez, Mexico's most notorious leader of organized crime, must embark on a mission given to him by the only authority he respects... his mother. Joined by a colorful band of infamous criminals, Julian must risk his life to fulfill his mother's wish & rescue his brother from the war-ridden bowels of the most treacherous land in the world, IRAQ.

I can't say anything about bike rentals since I am not anywhere near Colorado, but the SV is a fantastic bike! Awesome throttle response, lots of low end power, and a very unique sound. You can find parts for days! The only common issue I hear about them is the ergonomics on S models. I know my next big spend on my bike will be an LSL conversion or some taller clip ons. Don't get me wrong, the stock ergo could be perfect for you. Check Cycle ergo. Someone over at /r/SVRiders might be able to give some more incite on rentals though.

I traded a Vstar 650 for the SV650 I have now. We met before hand to look at each others bikes and then met a second time to go riding. We rode our own bikes for awhile then swapped up on the return trip. By doing it like that I could inspect the other bike to make sure it was safe to ride, I could see the other riders ability before I let them ride my bike, and swapping bikes let us both test ride them before making a final decision.

It is a gamble letting anyone ride your bike, but if you are interested in the trade it is a necessary evil.

Fire departments are a bitch to get into. I'd love to be in a field that directly helps people and can potentially save lives.

Since you do have a medical background check out project safety. A safety man is someone who makes sure people don't do hazardous stuff, wear their protective gear, and keep a general eye out for unsafe conditions. They do they administer first aid if need be. You will be in an industrial environment (dat ova time!) with a really nice wage. Plus you don't have to do hardly any actual work! Just sit in the office trailer (dat A/C!) and walk the job every hour or so and you get a kick ass walkie talkie!

Be the provider you know you can be and give the ones you love the best opportunity at life as you can. What else can you do? It's a damn hard grind. Knowing that loved one will never go without makes it all worth it at the end of the day though.

One of the best things you can do is go out and get a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identity Card. I think they are $125.). You will need this to get into any facility that has a port. Any good company will pay for your OSHA certification once you hire on. Keep an ear open for big jobs in your area. When that happens there is a lot of demand for man power and they will hire just about anyone. Look for big name electrical contractors. They will land the bigger jobs and will be looking to add more man power more frequently. Keep in mind industrial scale electrical work is no easy job. Everything is heavy, everything needs to be exact, and everything is going to be up high (excluding grounding).

It sounds like the company you referred to is a union contractor. I can't speak for them because I have never been apart of one. Generally a low class helper will make anywhere for $15 to $20 an hour non union. There's nothing wrong with unions. They might want you to reimburse them for school if you quit the union or go work for a non union contractor though.

If you ever see "prevailing wages" jump on it. This will guarantee you will get a higher rate. You will see this on big jobs to keep workers form jumping shit to other contractors. This just means that you will start out at the wage cap for your classification.

I could have gone on a job a few years ago building a steel mill in Alabama. It was a great opportunity, but I'd just rather be close to home. It's awesome you averaged that much an hour though! I do love seeing those 84 hour pay checks!

You must be in the norhtern states or work directly for a plant. Gulf south pay is a lot less for a lot of trades compared to northern states. Working directly for a facility will also give you a higher pay rate, but it is a pain in the ass to get in the door for that position around here. There's just not a lot of openings.

I do electrical work in plants (a lot of my friends are welders). I always tell people to start off with electrical work. Most companies don't care if you can spell electrician. You may start off pulling cable, but you can always move up to running conduit and doing terminations (hooking cable up). It's one of the few skilled trades that you can learn without having to go to school for. Top pay for an "A" class electrician is anywhere for $25 to $30 an hour; overtime is where the money is made.

That being said, you are smart enough to have gotten a degree and you have that degree backing you up. Everyone I have ever worked with always said they wish they had gone to school instead of taking the quick money. The big thing no one understands about quick money is that it spends quick too. Don't give up on yourself. You earned that degree and proved to that you have what it takes to see things through till the end!

There are a lot of fabrication shops in my area (Gulf South) that pay $35 hour working 4-10's. All of the welding is TIG in those situations. You can get a job with a contractor working in chem plants making a good living doing stick welding. The money you make there is going to be from overtime though. Most plant jobs will at least be 6-10's.

That very well could have been the case. I've also heard stories of guys with high ranking having to go through basic again if they got out but went back a few years later. So there could have been some truth behind what he said.